Ap Euro chapter 25

What did the schlieffen plan call for in 1919

A lightning attack through neutral Belgium and a quick defeat of France before turning on Russia

Wilson's speech was most likely a response to

A military stalemate after 3 years of war.

What was the result of the Consumer Revolution of the 18th century

A new type of society in which people derived their self-identity as made from their consuming practices as from their work lives

What was the Sykes-picot agreement of 1916

An agreement between Great Britain and France to divvy up parts of the Middle East after the war

What was the February revolution in Russia in 1917

An unplanned uprising of hungry and angry people in the capital

The concept of total war as practiced by the Kaiser in the sketch included all of the following except

Attacks specifically targeting civilians

Germany's initial offensive was stopped on the outskirts of Paris at battle of

Battle of the Marne

What did the Balfer declaration of November 1917 written by British foreign secretary Arthur, and ounce?

Britain favored a national home for the Jewish people in Palastine

What was the primary consequence of the first Moroccan crisis in 1905

Britain, France, and Russia began to see Germany as a threat to dominate all of Europe

Which nations joined the war on the side of the central powers

Bulgarian and Ottoman empire

Bismarck's political approach as illustrated in the passage is most similar to that of which of the following statesmen?

Count Camillo Cavour and Emperor Napoleon III

In which way did the traditional view of warfare not change as a result of World War I?

Defensive wars were seen as preferable to offensive wars

For Germany, the most damaging consequence of its laws in World War I was?

Excessive reparations that will destroy its economy

What did the war guilt clause in the Treaty of versailles declare?

Germany with Austria was solely responsible for the war and had to pay reparations

What issue contributed to tensions between Germany and Great Britain in the first decade of the 1900s

Germany's decision to build a large fleet of battleships

What part of Otto Von Bismarck's alliance system did William the 2nd abandon

Germany's non-aggression pact with Russia

During the 1920s and 1930s, Wilson's ideas in the 14 points

Had little impact on the fate of the Weimar Republic

What was French premier Georges Clemenceau's opinion at the Paris peace conference

He wanted to create a buffer state between Germany and France

Which of the following best decribes Wilson's motives regarding the first World War?

Idealistic

What statement best expresses the motive for 19th Century European Imperialism

Imperialism would benefit the economics of Colonial powers

Why did Austria-Hungary deliberately choose war in July 1914

It hoped to stem the tide of hostile nationalism within its borders

Why did Italy after declaring neutrality in 1914, decide to join the triple entente in 1915

It was promised Austrian territory in return

Bismarck's alliance system was designed to isolate France and to

Maintain peace between Russia and Austria-Hungary

What happened to Armenian inhabitants of the ottoman empire during World War I

Ottoman Empire mass deportation, millions died of murder, disease, starvation

According to many historians, the roots German aggression in world war one can be most directly traced back to which moment in European history

Ottovon Bismarck's drive to unify Germany and to Ally it with the major European powers

What was the principle of national self-determination promotes by Woodrow Wilson

People should be able to choose a national government through a democratic process and to live free from outside interference

Following the first World war what was the one of the most difficult domestic problems forced by the government

Providing care for the large number of injured veterans

What did the German Auxiliary Service Law require

That all men between 17 and 60 work at jobs considered critical to the war effort

What was the immediate cause of the British entry into the first World War

The German invasion of neutral Belgium

Which of the following provisions of the Versailles treaty hindered the political stability of post-WW1 Germany?

The German reparations and war guilt clause

The idea in the 14 points ultimately led to

The creation of an international collective security organization.

To which of the following trends is Bismarck most likely responding?

The movement to unify independent German states under Prussian Control

Which of the following characterizes the hierarchies of wealth and orders in the Renaissance

The nobility retained its' status by taking in and integrating the new social elite of wealth

Why were the balkans considered the powder keg of Europe

The ottoman empire had been forced to give up its territory in the region leading to growing ethnic nationalism

Throughout the first world war what mistake did military commanders repeatedly make

The war on the eastern front included more significant naval components with competition for the black sea

How did the war on the eastern front differ from the war on the western front

The war on the eastern front remained more mobile with Germany in a more dominant position

Why did the German military command recommence submarine warfare in the Atlantic despite knowing that it would lead the U.S. to enter the war against them

They believed that improved submarines could starve Great Britain into submission before the U.S. could come to the rescue

What was the common effect of Western front offensives during the first world war

They caused slaughter of massed infantry units

How did governments respond to the new science of the Scientific revolution

They established academies of science to support and sometimes direct scientific research

Why did the Germans accept the treaty of Versailles

They had little alternative, especially as the naval blockade was still in place and the German people were starving.

Which statement best summarizes the poem?

Those whose praise war and promote the involvement of young people are promoting a false image of glory.

What is a plausible reason for the use of the Latin phrase instead of English?

To add an aura of reverence to the deaths of young men

Germany's U-boat campaign was the first example of unrestricted submarine warfare. what was its primary purpose

To blockade food imports since British food production had dropped with the removal of men from the fields

Which of the following statements regarding the Treaty of Versailles would most support Mazower's argument that there were no other alternatives?

Woodrow Wilson's ideals clashed with the post war realities of both the victorious powers and the defeated states, thus making an effective peace impossible